1. Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Four Year Scholarship Marine Option Program

2. FREE TUITION!

3. NROTC Mission
To educate and train highly qualified young men and women for careers as commissioned officers in the United States Marine Corps.

4. The Benefits Pays full tuition! Provides stipend for books
Provides leadership opportunities
Structured academic environment
$ $ per month stipend (freshman-senior years, increasing ~$50 per year)
Some universities will help with room and board
Up to $180,000!!!

5. Eligibility Requirements
U. S. Citizen
17-23 years of age
Be physically qualified by USMC standards
No moral disqualifications
Minimum PFT score of 175

6. Eligibility Requirements (Continued)
Be a high school graduate.
Minimum of 1000 SAT (critical reading and math combined) or 22 ACT (composite), or a minimum of 74 on the Armed Services Aptitude Battery Test (ASVAB).
Be admitted to a participating NROTC college or university
Have no criminal record of military or civilian offenses

7. Participating Schools
70 + colleges and universities
100+ “cross-town affiliate” schools (attend your preferred school that does not have NROTC, so long as you are accepted to, and attend, an NROTC program at a nearby college).
Schools in over 34 states and the District of Columbia
All schools are highly ranked

8. Participating Schools
Large and well known
- UC Berkeley Stanford
- U of San Diego UC Davis
- MIT UCLA
- Florida State Virginia Tech
- USC Pennsylvania
- Notre Dame Oregon St
- Texas Florida
- Harvard Colorado
- Washington Cornell
- Penn State Duke

9. Obligation
Upon graduation you will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the USMC
You will be required to fulfill four years of active duty service in the USMC upon graduation.
Flight training guarantees require additional active duty obligated time

10. Obligation (continued)
Q: What if I am disenrolled OR I decide I no longer want to be in the program? A: After the first day of your sophomore year, you will be required to serve a two year active duty enlisted tour or pay recoupment of all tuition dollars. Should you terminate before your first day of your sophomore year, there is NO reimbursement obligation in either service time or dollars.

11. Summer Training
First summer, “Cortramid” (Core Training for Midshipmen)
At conclusion of Freshman year, designed to help individual confirm in their mind what Service they want, Navy or Marine Corps option.
Broad-scoped view of Navy and Marines
Time on submarines (including underway)
Time on ships (including time underway)
Marine/Navy aviation (includes aircraft rides)
Time at Marines’ Camp Pendleton
Weapons live-fire training
Urban warfare (mock takedown of combat town)
Road marches (day and night)
Small-unit tactics, patrols, ambushes, etc
*approximately 4 weeks

12. Summer Training Second summer, Marine-specific training
“MCMWTC” – Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Ca.
Mountain survival skills and field craft
Small-unit tactics and movement through mountainous terrain between 6k and 12k feet elev.
Demonstration of learned skills through tactical leadership situations
“CAX” – Combined Arms Exercise, Twentynine Palms, California
Desert environment
Integration of air and artillery assets in support of ground ops; convoy ops, etc
Jump school
3-4 weeks

13. Summer Training
Third summer, “OCS,” Officer Candidate School, Quantico, Virginia
Academics 25%, Physical training 25%, Leadership 50%
Academics: Weapons, Military Subjects, Tactics, Compass Course, Drill, Land navigation, Leadership, History
Physical training: Physical Fitness Test, Combat Readiness Test, Obstacle Course, Endurance Course
Leadership: Leadership Readiness Course, Small-Unit Leadership Evaluations, Command Evaluation
Successful completion of six-week OCS course qualifies candidate for commission upon college graduation.

14. Officers Candidate School
Six Weeks at Quantico, VA
Candidate Evaluations
Leadership Abilities
Challenging Program
Physically And Mentally

15. How To Apply
Go to and complete the online application. Once fully complete, ensure you click “submit.”
Take the SAT or ACT, requesting that one of the three agencies to receive your scores be “Marine NROTC, Code 0656”
Apply to any of the eligible NROTC colleges or universities. To look at which schools offer NROTC programs go to

16. How To Apply (Continued)
Complete the online application package
Transcripts
Three teacher evaluations (Counselor, English and Coach/Other)(recruiters will assist you with this)
Two Marine officer interviews
Physical Fitness Test results
SAT/ACT/ASVAB scores

17. How To Apply (Continued)
Physical Fitness Test: MALES
Maximum score:
Pull-Ups pts
Crunches 100 (in 2 min) 100pts
3 Mile Run 18: pts
Average score for applicants is 259 out of 300

18. How To Apply (Continued)
Physical Fitness Test: FEMALES
Maximum score:
Flex Arm Hang 70 Sec 100pts
Crunches 100 (in 2 min) 100pts
3 Mile Run 21:00 100pts
Average score for FY17 female applicants was 230 out of 300

19. Selection Boards Two Marine Option NROTC Boards:
Early Board – held Mid November (Need your entire application by 13 October)
Regular Board – held Mid February (Need your entire application by 15 Jan)

20. Selection Criteria SAT/ACT Scores Class Standing Cumulative GPA
Athletics and extracurricular activities
Student Government/Leadership
Community service/employment
Two Marine officer interview results
Three teacher evaluations’ comments
Two essay questions

21. FY17 Average Winner Stats
Recruiting Station Los Angeles
5 scholarships awarded = 1 million dollars
GPA: 3.87
PFT: 274
SAT: 1300
ACT: 26

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